Ignorance is a societal problem that has deadly consequences, and access to information is the only sure way to combat ignorance. On November 17, 2015, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization declared September 28 as the International Day for Universal Access to Information. This was to ensure that citizens are informed about the …
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A few days before the start of the 2021-2022 school year, Togo’s teachers are once again raising their voices. On their behalf, the Federation of National Education Unions (FESEN) has just sent a letter to the Minister of Primary, Secondary, Technical Education and Handicrafts. The organization demands the implementation of the measures taken by the …
Working with an NGO can be quite daunting, as it is a demanding activity that requires a lot of time and commitment to work effectively for the benefit of the NGO and the cause for which it was founded. Unlike personal humanitarian service, where one meets people in one’s community with simple acts of kindness, …
Children have the same human rights as everyone else, but because of their position in society, they are granted special rights. These rights serve as protection for the period of life from birth to adulthood. Special rights such as the right to life and protection ensure that children are protected from abuse and exploitation. Right …
An estimated 1 billion people around the world volunteer. Some are frontline volunteers who are repeatedly called to crisis missions caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, famines, landslides and climate change, or man-made disasters such as wars.Other volunteers work in areas of social development, each playing their part to change the world one day …
The world of non-profit organizations is changing with the rapid advancement of technology. Non-governmental organizations are no longer limited to the country or region where they originate but can operate from anywhere in the world thanks to technology. The introduction of technology into the world of non-profits has had a positive impact by making most …
Child marriage is a widespread problem in Togo, a country in West Africa. In Togo, approximately 22% of girls under the age of 18 are married. Despite the high number of child marriages, there are many social and political aspects of Togolese society that encourage child marriage in Togo. Here are five reasons for the …
Suicide is the deliberate act of a person to take his or her own life.Suicide is a matter that affects all age groups, especially adolescents who are in a very vulnerable stage of life and tend to be guided by emotions and feelings that go beyond rational logic. Statistically, an estimated 800,000 people die by …
Tanzania joins the rest of the world today in marking International Literacy Day, plenty of questions have been swirling about literacy in the country in recent decades. According to Unesco, Tanzania’s current adult literacy rate is 77.89 percent, which is not bad at all, but the country has retrogressed compared to the situation in the …
In all the forty-two years Emma spent on earth, one could count on one hand the number of times he had visited his village. He rarely visited the village, but given the frequency with which his parents became ill these days, he had no choice but to intensify his visits to the village.Soon the visits …
